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Actinobdella annectens
· Glossiphoniidae
External morphology
About 60 rectractile digitate processes on the rim of caudal sucker, caudal sucker separated by short and distinct pedicel, somites 6-annulate, dorsal papillae in 5 longitudinal rows, 1 pair of eyes
Habitat & range
- Habitat
- Freshwater
- Region
- North America
- Recorded from
- Ontario
Biology
On a snapping turtle
Taxonomic notes
Only the holotype has ever been seen. There is some question as to whether this was an abberant individual. Given the difference in host, it may not be
Original description
Moore, John P. 1901. The Hirudinea of Illinois. Bulletin of the Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History 5: 479-547.